Anthropology/Communications, Media and Culture BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) - Clearing

Overview

Our joint honours course allows students to pursue their own areas of interest within Anthropology and Communication, Media & Culture whilst also providing them with a solid foundation in the discipline and a range of personal and professional skills which will serve as a springboard for their future career development. The programme is carefully designed to enable students to gradually develop their knowledge and skills and to become autonomous, effective and independent learners.

When you study Anthropology, you’ll explore what makes us human, what drives our diversity and how we’re connected to our environment. Communication, Media & Culture is about understanding interpersonal connections between individuals, groups and corporations who construct their identities by means of new media and social interaction, persuasion and propaganda, journalism and branding.

Learning and teaching

You’ll learn in a supportive and stimulating environment. You’ll be part of a close-knit programme where you’ll know everyone and get lots of support from both teaching staff and fellow students. Participation and discussions are important features of the course that promote individual creativity and effective collaborative learning.

Most modules combine lectures and seminar-style discussion based on weekly readings. You'll have the chance to discuss and challenge a wide variety of critical views and perspectives in your seminars.

Career prospects

As you study, you’ll develop highly transferable skills and competencies in the areas that employers care about.

These include:

• critical thinking
• creative problem solving
• written, spoken and visual communication, in a variety of media and styles
• intercultural and interpersonal understanding
• research and analysis
• working independently and collaboratively